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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Wow lot of money for very little. Wonder what expenses are like in buildings with “full amenities”
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    I changed 200USD today and got 1000 pesos a dólar them 🥲
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    I pay through fideicomiso and they’re expecting ARBA to triple so are ripping us off early. $250000 is ARBA the rest is expenses
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Mines 450 ARBA is though the roof
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Same goes for gated communities?
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Blanqueo ends May 2025 so probably around then...
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    Western Union money transfer

    You should be able to get this much fairly easily at the WU on Montevideo y Cordoba.
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    22% of the UBA medical students are foreigners

    How many stay here and contribute to the economy?
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    Blue peso at parity?

    They are removing demand for blue dollars by letting everyone launder it legally?
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    Blue peso at parity?

    There will always be a cepo because everyone wants to launder money and evade tax?
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    How much of a problem is the language barrier in your daily life as an expat?

    When I was getting married the wife to be kept going on about the Cat-ering, saying the first bit like Cat the animal. I thought it was some kind of religious rite we had to go through. Took me a couple of months to realise what she was going on about “ohhh you mean the Caytering”
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    How much of a problem is the language barrier in your daily life as an expat?

    Maybe your perception of how bad you are mangling the language doesn’t match reality.
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    How much of a problem is the language barrier in your daily life as an expat?

    I'm definitely not that fluent. Part of the problem is they use all sorts of words that are quite particular to football as well as talking very very fast.
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    Hotel prices this weekend

    I only remembered because a friend of mine in Brazil is a Botafogo fan and is flying in for it this weekend. Guess Argentine news isn't interested in it because there's no Argentine team in it...
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    Hotel prices this weekend

    Final of the copa libertadores between 2 Brazilian teams. Played at River Plate stadium on Saturday.
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Petrol is still cheap (If you're used to European prices)
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    I know there's not a tremendous amount of parks available but have never understood sitting by the side of the road "enjoying" the roaring traffic.
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    How much of a problem is the language barrier in your daily life as an expat?

    You have to stop thinking in English... ;)
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    How much of a problem is the language barrier in your daily life as an expat?

    I speak decent Spanish and sometimes get a “de donde sos?” because they can’t quite place my accent. I could probably make an effort to feign an Argentine accent if I wanted to but can’t be bothered.
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